The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

10 ways to refer to marriage that include the joining idea


1. Tied the knot
2. Entered wedlock
3. Entered the marriage bond
4. Entered into marital union
5. Became yoked together
6. Entered the conjugal state (conjugal = yoked together)
7. Got hitched (a hitch is a type of knot)
8. Were united in marriage
9. Became attached to one another
10. Were joined in holy matrimony

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